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K-pop star Jeongyeon of TWICE. Photo from Jeongyeon's Instagram account

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K-pop star Jeongyeon to leave JYP Entertainment, remain with TWICE

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178633742764320260810.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="K-pop star Jeongyeon of TWICE. Photo from Jeongyeon&#x27;s Instagram account"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">K-pop star Jeongyeon of TWICE.<em> Photo from Jeongyeon&#x27;s Instagram account</em></span></span></span></div><p><strong>(UPDATE) </strong>K-pop star Jeongyeon said Monday she is leaving her longtime label JYP Entertainment but assured fans she would remain a member of the girl group TWICE, even as she is expected to pursue acting under a new agency.</p><p>The 29-year-old singer personally announced her departure from one of K-pop&#x27;s leading labels through a handwritten letter on her Instagram account.</p><p>&quot;JYP has been my second home since my teenage years; a place where I’ve spent so much time and created so many cherished memories. I am now preparing to start a new chapter in a new place,&quot; Jeongyeon wrote in her letter, with an English translation provided in the post&#x27;s caption.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Db2GtLJv7q7/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A13567911.700000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="718" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Addressing TWICE&#x27;s fans, called ONCE, Jeongyeon said: &quot;Even though I am moving on to a new chapter to take on new challenges, TWICE, the center of my life, will remain unchanged, just as it is now.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Standing before ONCE as a member of TWICE will always be my very first priority,&quot; she added.</p><p>Jeongyeon also expressed gratitude to her fellow TWICE members, ONCE and &quot;JYP family who helped me grow into the person I am today.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2025/10/5/twice-goes-all-out-in-dazzling-this-is-for-concert-in-ph-1524"><strong>READ: TWICE goes all out in dazzling ‘This Is For’ concert in PH<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2086706352450424989&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2026-08-10T05%3A30%3A17.852005%3A0d735134-eb7a-46c3-81ed-f616c5f8bebf%26action%3Dcorrect&amp;sessionId=13b3b2ee1636c18e92ff5fdca9034a126a1b83f3&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:899px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="2086706352450424989"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Management company Varo Entertainment also announced Monday that it had signed Jeongyeon, who would pursue an acting career under the agency.</p><p>On its X account, Varo posted a photo of Jeongyeon, welcoming her as its &quot;new actor.&quot;</p><p>The company is home to Jeongyeon&#x27;s sister, actress Gong Seung-yeon, as well as actors Byeon Woo-seok and Lee Chae-min.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/events/2026/7/22/ticket-prices-for-byeon-woo-seok-s-the-secret-library-in-manila-released-1839"><strong>READ: Ticket prices for Byeon Woo-seok&#x27;s &#x27;The Secret Library&#x27; in Manila released<br/></strong></a></div><p>The idol whose full name is Yoo Jeong-yeon debuted in 2015 as a member of TWICE, which wrapped up its &quot;This Is For&quot; world tour in July.</p>

<p>K-pop singer Jeongyeon, a member of girl group TWICE, said Monday that she was leaving her longtime agency JYP Entertainment but assured fans that she would remain with the act.</p>

K-pop singer Jeongyeon, a member of girl group TWICE, said Monday that she was leaving her longtime agency JYP Entertainment but assured fans that she would remain with the act.